Triple

T2049527
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Chief Justice of New Zealand E45531 entity
Predicate notableFormerHolder P18663 FINISHED
Object Sir Michael Hardie Boys
Sir Michael Hardie Boys is a New Zealand jurist who served as Chief Justice before becoming the country’s Governor-General from 1996 to 2001.
E228954 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sir Michael Hardie Boys | Statement: [Chief Justice of New Zealand, notableFormerHolder, Sir Michael Hardie Boys]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Michael Hardie Boys
Context triple: [Chief Justice of New Zealand, notableFormerHolder, Sir Michael Hardie Boys]
  • A. George Boyne
    George Boyne is a British academic and university leader who serves as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen.
  • B. Oliver Butcher
    Oliver Butcher is a screenwriter known for co-writing films such as the thriller "Message from the King."
  • C. Oliver Muirhead
    Oliver Muirhead is a British character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, often portraying dryly comedic or upper-class English characters.
  • D. James Marvyn
    James Marvyn is a central fictional character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "The Minister's Wooing," serving as a romantic lead whose presumed death and unexpected return drive much of the story’s emotional and moral conflict.
  • E. Percy Green
    Percy Green was a civil rights activist and former McDonnell Douglas employee whose discrimination lawsuit led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, which established a key framework for proving employment discrimination.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sir Michael Hardie Boys
Triple: [Chief Justice of New Zealand, notableFormerHolder, Sir Michael Hardie Boys]
Generated description
Sir Michael Hardie Boys is a New Zealand jurist who served as Chief Justice before becoming the country’s Governor-General from 1996 to 2001.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Michael Hardie Boys
Target entity description: Sir Michael Hardie Boys is a New Zealand jurist who served as Chief Justice before becoming the country’s Governor-General from 1996 to 2001.
  • A. George Boyne
    George Boyne is a British academic and university leader who serves as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen.
  • B. Oliver Butcher
    Oliver Butcher is a screenwriter known for co-writing films such as the thriller "Message from the King."
  • C. Oliver Muirhead
    Oliver Muirhead is a British character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, often portraying dryly comedic or upper-class English characters.
  • D. James Marvyn
    James Marvyn is a central fictional character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "The Minister's Wooing," serving as a romantic lead whose presumed death and unexpected return drive much of the story’s emotional and moral conflict.
  • E. Percy Green
    Percy Green was a civil rights activist and former McDonnell Douglas employee whose discrimination lawsuit led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, which established a key framework for proving employment discrimination.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableFormerHolder
Context triple: [Chief Justice of New Zealand, notableFormerHolder, Sir Michael Hardie Boys]
  • A. notableFormerChampion
    Indicates that an entity was once a champion of something and is recognized as particularly distinguished or prominent in that former champion role.
  • B. notableFormerLeader chosen
    Indicates that the subject was once a leader of the object and is recognized as particularly significant or prominent in that former leadership role.
  • C. notableOfficeHolder
    Indicates that an entity is a significant or distinguished holder of a particular office or position associated with another entity.
  • D. notableHolder
    Indicates that a person or entity is a distinguished or prominent holder of a particular position, title, or role.
  • E. notableEarlyWinner
    Indicates that an entity is recognized for having achieved a significant win or success earlier than most others in a given context or competition.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a8891948208190ab7898da21824c77 completed March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb98e10d48190bb96cd1f8ea3c08b completed March 7, 2026, 5:37 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae2007386481908b46c7bc2db8e4dd completed March 9, 2026, 1:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae20fbcd30819099499853d7dc2cc4 completed March 9, 2026, 1:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae216d450c8190ad2ecfdafa2354c7 completed March 9, 2026, 1:25 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abb7abba508190b872f345d3ba51bb completed March 7, 2026, 5:29 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:39 p.m.